H.S. softball:
Petush one-hits Chippewa, Huskies rough up Rittman

Hillsdale hurler Taylor Petush was masterful on the mound, mowing down Chippewa on a one-hitter to highlight area softball action Monday night.

Hillsdale 5, Chippewa 0

The Falcon junior struck out two and walked two in throwing zeros at the Chipps over seven innings. She also singled and scored to help her own cause.

Hillsdale scored three times in the first inning and added two insurance tallies in the fifth. Ashlee Cutlip doubled and drove in two runs for the winners (4-2, 2-1). Rachel Larue added a single and two RBI, and Amber Deter added a run-scoring hit.

Kourtney Kehres doubled for the lone Chippewa hit. Kendall Kehres was the losing pitcher, giving up five runs on 12 hits. She struck out four without walking a batter.

Northwestern 16, Rittman 0

The Huskies put up crooked numbers in every inning in scalping the visiting Indians, capping off the WCAL win with a seven-run fourth.

Four different players had two-hit games as the Huskies hammered out 14 safeties. Katelyn Edwards tripled and singled, Savannah Gregan doubled and singled, and Tessa Topp and Kerri Manley each singled twice. Addie Hastings added a two-base hit for the winners (4-2, 2-1).

Karyssa Austin doubled for one of Rittman's two hits off winning pitcher Amanda Bowman, who walked two and struck out eight. Sarah Burger was tagged with the loss for the Tribe (2-5, 0-3), giving up four runs on six hits over two innings.

Waynedale 3, Smithville 0

Tabitha Pinkstaff blasted an RBI double in the first inning and Trinity Schlabach made that lead hold up. The senior hurler blanked Smithville on four hits, striking out a dozen without walking a batter.

Schlabach also launched a two-run homer in the third inning for some insurance. The win kept the Golden Bears perfect on the season with a 7-0 mark. Waynedale is 4-0 in Wayne County Athletic League.

Kelsey Kallenborn had two of the hits for the Smithies (5-2, 2-2). Kayla Luangraj added a two-base hit. Jenna Kendall was the hard-luck loser, scattering six hits. She fanned five and walked one.

Dalton 11, Norwayne 3

Threes were wild Monday for the Bulldogs, as the hosts put up a trio of three-run innings in rolling over the Bobcats in this WCAL contest. Paige Summers roped a two-run homer and added a two-run triple to lead the 10-hit attack of Dalton. Amanda Hershberger added three singles and Danae Hershberger doubled for the winners (5-1, 3-0 ).

Norwayne scored twice in the top of the first inning. Kaitlyn Howard doubled and scored for the Bobcats.

Perry 4, Wooster 3 (8 innings)

Wooster traveled to Massillon for a non-conference clash with the Panthers and took a 3-2 lead into the seventh inning, but couldn't close the deal as the hosts tallied a run in the seventh and added another in the bottom of the eighth to send the Generals to their fourth loss of the season.

The Generals managed six hits off two Perry pitchers. Bri Bocook, Carmen Soranno, Paige Dickerhoof, Julia Massary, Alicia Carter and Hannah Rehm had hits for Wooster. Shauna Russell was the losing pitcher. She gave up two runs (one earned), fanning four and walking three.

Tuslaw 16, CVCA 6

The Mustangs banged out 14 hits and took advantage of four Royal errors, most of that coming in the 11-run fourth, cruising to a five-inning Principals Athletic Conference win.

Megan Warner led the assault for Tuslaw (6-3, 4-1), going 4-for-4 and scoring four runs. Ashley Schaer was 2-for-3 with a homer and three runs driven in. Jess Knaus knocked a sole homer in the second inning and Cassandra Patterson helped her own cause with two hits, two RBI and three runs scored. She also went the distance on the bump, scattering six runs on seven hits. She struck out five and walked one.

Triway 7, Timken 3

A seven-run fourth inning lifted the Titans to a PAC victory over the Trojans. Maggie Beckler and Erica Jones blasted triples and Bailey Harden doubled to lead the eight-hit attack of the Titans (3-4, 2-1).

"We put the ball in play and forced them to make some decisions," Titans coach Ron Rock said. "We strung some hits together and we were very lucky."

Hannah Marcum was the winning pitcher for Triway, striking out seven and walking one. She allowed three runs on six hits.

Malvern 4, Hiland 0

The Hawks forgot to bring their gloves to the field in the first inning, giving up three unearned runs and the hosting Hornets added another unearned run in the third as the Hawks committed six errors in this Inter-Valley Conference clash.

Maryssa Mast was the hard-luck loser for Hiland, giving up four runs on one hit and a walk.

The Hawks managed only four singles off the Hornets' Taylor Zeiger, who walked three but struck out 10. Zeiger had Malvern's only hit, a double.